Continuing to pile up victories, the West Division champion Reds defeated the Astros, 6-4, to bring their record to 105-54. The Astros scored their first two runs on wild pitches by Clay Kirby before the Reds got going in the fourth on singles by Joe Morgan, Dan Driessen and Cesar Geronimo and a sacrifice fly by Bill Plummer. Morgan homered in the fifth and the Reds then clinched the decision with three runs in the sixth, two scoring on a single by Pete Rose with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]

Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 4

Game Played on Wednesday, September 24, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome

Reds 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 - 6 10 1 Astros 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Reds AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rose 3b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .315 Howard lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Concepcion ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .269 Andrews 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .236 Chaney ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219 Gardner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Morgan 2b 2 2 2 1 2 0 .323 Helms 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 Werner c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .288 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Darcy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085 May c 4 0 0 1 0 0 .247 Armbrister ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Gross rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .295 Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 DaVanon 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .286 Driessen lf,1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .277 Milbourne ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .207 Griffey rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .306 Dierker p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .092 Geronimo cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Konieczny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 Plummer c 2 1 1 1 0 0 .187 Cruz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Flynn 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kirby p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rettenmund ph,lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .235 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 35 6 10 6 5 4 Totals 33 4 7 2 2 2 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 10,237 Left on Base: Reds 9, Astros 5 DP: Reds 0, Astros 0 Errors: Werner Doubles: Plummer (7), Rose (46), DaVanon (4), Cruz (15) Home Runs: Morgan (16) Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (65), Geronimo (13), Driessen (10), Howard (32), Cedeno (50) Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (13) Sacrifice Flies: Plummer (4) Hit by Pitch: Geronimo (4,by Dierker) Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby W(10-6) 5 3 3 3 2 2 0 20 4.72 Darcy 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 3.60 Eastwick SV(22) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.63 Totals 9 7 4 3 2 2 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker L(14-16) 5.2 7 6 6 3 2 1 28 4.00 Konieczny 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 4.50 York 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.54 Siebert 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.00 Totals 9 10 6 6 5 4 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Dierker (7) Wild Pitches: Kirby 2 (12) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Bob Engel REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Perez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled; Howard stole second; Andrews grounded out (first unassisted) [Howard to third]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Kirby threw a wild pitch [Howard scored]; Johnson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 2ND: Driessen popped to shortstop; Griffey grounded out (second to first); Geronimo was hit by a pitch; Geronimo stole second; Plummer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to right; Gross grounded out (second to first); DaVanon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. REDS 3RD: Kirby grounded out (third to first); Rose lined to left; Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne singled to first; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Milbourne to second]; Howard grounded out (second to first) [Milbourne to third]; Kirby threw a wild pitch [Milbourne scored]; Andrews walked; Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Astros 2. REDS 4TH: Morgan singled; Morgan stole second; Perez flied out to right [Morgan to third]; Driessen singled to shortstop [Morgan scored]; Driessen stole second; Griffey walked; Geronimo singled to shortstop [Driessen to third, Griffey to second]; Plummer hit a sacrifice fly to center [Driessen scored]; Kirby struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (third to first); Gross walked; DaVanon doubled to right [Gross scored]; Milbourne lined to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Astros 3. REDS 5TH: Rose grounded out (third to first); Concepcion flied out to left; Morgan homered; Perez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Dierker struck out; Howard grounded out (second to first); Andrews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Astros 3. REDS 6TH: Driessen singled to right; Griffey forced Driessen (shortstop to second); Geronimo popped to shortstop; Plummer doubled to left [Griffey to third]; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR KIRBY; Rettenmund walked; Rose singled to center [Griffey scored, Plummer scored, Rettenmund to second]; KONIECZNY REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Concepcion singled to left [Rettenmund scored, Rose to second]; Morgan walked [Rose to third, Concepcion to second]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: WERNER REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING C ); DARCY REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); DRIESSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FLYNN REPLACED PLUMMER (PLAYING 2B); RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cedeno singled to right; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third (error by Werner)]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; Gross grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4. REDS 7TH: Driessen walked; Griffey flied out to center; Geronimo singled to left [Driessen out at third (left to third), Geronimo to second (on throw to 3b)]; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); DaVanon flied out to center; Milbourne singled to first; CRUZ BATTED FOR KONIECZNY; Cruz doubled to center [Milbourne to third]; Howard popped to shortstop; GARDNER BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Gardner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4. REDS 8TH: HELMS REPLACED GARDNER (PLAYING 2B); YORK REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Rose doubled; Chaney struck out (catcher to first); Werner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno popped to second; Johnson flied out to left; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4. REDS 9TH: SIEBERT REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); ARMBRISTER BATTED FOR DARCY; Armbrister struck out; Driessen grounded out (first unassisted); Griffey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4. ASTROS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED ARMBRISTER (PITCHING); Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); DaVanon singled to center; Milbourne flied out to center; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Boswell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Reds 6, Astros 4.

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